Vacuum sticker or attaching device.



J. P. EVERTTS.

VACUUM STICKER 0B AT'IAGHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1912.

Patented June 17, 1913.

31mm 44 mm JAMES P. EVERTTS, 0F SAYRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

VACUUM STICKER OR ATTACHIN G DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17,19513.

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 675,097.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES P. Evnu'r'rs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sayre, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vacuum Stickers orAttaching Devices, of which the following is a specification referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to vacuum stickers or attaching devices of acharacter adapted to connect parts or members, and is designed moreespecially for use in connection with"; the display of articles, inwindows, show cases, etc.

One of the primary objects of the invention is to provide a sticker,exceedingly simple in construction, inexpensive, and at the same timeone that will be durable in use and eflicient in operation.

It is the custom in stores to place in show cases and windows variousadvertising posters, placards, etc., and various forms of means havebeen provided for securing said posters, etc., to the window pane, themore accustomed method being to provide paper strips or the like havingan adhesive applied thereto adapted to paste the poster to the pane andit is contemplated by myself to overcome objectionsincident to suchattaching means and others which are at present in use, and to this endthe invention includes a substantially integral structure which may bemade relatively .small, and one pleasing in appearance whereby it doesnot detract from the otherwise neat appearance of the articles ondisplay.

More particularly the invention includes a single piece rubber structurehaving a body portion connecting at opposite ends with a cup shapedmember, which said cup shaped members are adapted to be compressed dueto the yieldability of the rubber and on pressure being relieved tocreate a vacuum whereby they are held. in place.

While the invention is more particularly designed for use in attachingposters and cards to the pane of a show window or the like, at the sametime the device is of such a character that it may be used to supportother articles, and to this end the cup shaped terminals of the devicewhen in use are preferably separated by an intervening unob structedspace whereby said cup shaped terminals may project over the edges ofthe article to be supported and both of said cup shaped members heengaged with the pane, in a manner to be more particularly referred to.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and operationof the device will be more particularly pointed out in the descriptionto follow which for a clear understanding of the invention should beconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a parthereof and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustrationconvenient and preferred embodiments of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of sticker, Fig. 2a cross section of same, Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show the applica-' tion of thesticker, Figs. 6, and 7 are sectional views of a modified form ofsticker,

and Figs. 8 and 9 show applications of the same.

Again referring to the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer tocorresponding parts throughout the several views and with morepartlcular reference to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 is a body part of yieldablematerial, and preferably constructed of rubber. The said body partconstitutes a connecting web between 'two' preferably similarlyconstructed cup shaped members 2, which said cup shaped members arepreferably integral with said body portion and are oifset laterallytherefrom so as to present open spaces 3 extending substantiallyparallel with the longitudinal axis of the body portion. The

cup shaped members 2 are preferably formed of highly yieldable materialpreferably rubber or rubber composition and are adapted upon pressurebeing applied to the body portion overlying said cup shaped members tobe compressed thereby emitting the inclosed air and upon pressure beingrelieved to be retained in place by the created vacuum. p

The sticker described presents practically a continuous surface whichwill be pleasing to the eye and at the same time the cup shaped members2 are substantially reinforcedby the connected body portion which itwill be noted overlies the base of the cup shaped memberstherebyincreasing the efficiency and durability of the .device. It is preferredto employ a metallic reinforcing member 4 of any desired constructionfor the connectin web or body portion the same being embed ed in therubber and preferably of spring sheet metal.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed that the device is'appliedto a poster or card one cup shaped member overlying the card and theother being in direct engagement With the window pane or part to whichthe member is adapted to be applied. In Fig. 4: it Will be seen thatboth cup shaped members engage directly the window pane or the likewhereas the unobstructed space between the members, and the main portionof the body part 1 overlies the corners of the card or the like. In thisconnection the device is of especial advantage in use in retaining acard of heavy material, because of the substantial unobstructed spacebetween the cup shaped members. Also various articles other than cardsor the like may be supported in the same manner as illustrated in Fig.5.

Various modifications are Within the contemplation of the invention oneof such being illustrated. in Figs. 6 and 7, 8 and 9 in which 1represents a body portion of yieldable material and preferably rubberthe same having enlarged terminals 2 extending in the same generaldirection as the body portion and said terminals being recessed at 3 tovconstitute the vacuum cups. In this form of the invention, in use thebody portion may be bent to the form illustrated in Fig. 7 and operatesin substantially the same manner as the device heretofore described.This particular form of construction' is also of especial advantage whenit is desired to fit the device over corners of the window pane that isone terminal engaging one pane and the other another pane extending atangles to the first mentioned pane, when the same may constitute a cliprumor for receiving articles positioned in corners of the window asillustrated in Fig. 8 or to engage a card or the like one on each paneas illustrated in Fig. 9.

What I claim as new is:

1. A vacuum sticker comprising spaced rubber vacuum cups arranged toengage a surface and be retained in position by vacuum, and a memberconnecting said cups comprising an elongated integral extension of saidcups, and said member being relatively thin and yieldable, whereby thecups may be positioned out of alinement to engage difi'erent surfaces,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. An integral rubber structure for the described purpose comprising anelongated body terminating at opposite ends in enlarged port-ionsprojecting at substantially right angles to the body portion and recessed to form vacuum cups, the space to the side of the body portionand between the enlarged portions being unobstructed and forming areceiving pocket substantially as and for the purpose described.

3; An integral rubber structure comprising a relatively thin elongatedbendable body portion terminating at opposite ends in enlarged port-ionsrecessed to form vacuum cups, operating in the manner and for thepurpose described, and a metal member embedded in the bendable part ofsaid structure.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES P. EVERTTS.

Witnesses:

L. N. SMILEY, E. L. HAMMOND.

